If you have a vegetable garden than you know the biggest battle is pests. We try to grow our vegetables as organic as possible. As the weather warms up, it becomes a daily battle against unwanted bugs, birds, squirrels and deer.
This year I planted radishes as a trap crop. Flea beetles are attracted to radish leaves. Therefore if you plant radishes near plants that are susceptible to flea beetles, the beetles will go for the radish leaves rather than the main plants. The good news is the radish under the ground will be unharmed.
I planted strips of radish next to my broccoli and kale. Radishes are also good trap crops for plants in the cabbage family. The nice thing about radishes is they grow very quickly- you can harvest after 24-30 days. Also, if you don’t like radishes, like my family, they are an inexpensive alternative to other pest deterrents. Even if we don’t eat them, it cost hardly anything to grow them.
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